Seven Bayern Munich players have made the cut for for the 2019-20 UEFA Champions League positional award shortlists - but there is no room for a nomination for either Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo among them.
Bayern’s
Robert Lewandowski, who finished as the competition’s top scorer with 15 goals,
will compete for the forwards’ award with Neymar and Kylian Mbappe of Paris St
Germain, who lost last month’s final 1-0.
Bayern’s
Manuel Neuer, who kept six clean sheets, was on the goalkeepers’ shortlist
alongside PSG’s Keylor Navas and Atletico Madrid’s Jan Oblak.
David Alaba,
Alphonso Davies and Joshua Kimmich completed a Bayern sweep as the nominees for
the best defender award, while team mates Thiago Alcantara and Thomas Mueller
were joined by Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne on the midfielders’
shortlist.
For the
first time this year, UEFA will honour the best goalkeeper, defender,
midfielder and forward from the women’s Champions League.
Five players
who helped Olympique Lyonnais win their fifth consecutive title last season --
Sarah Bouhaddi, Lucy Bronze, Wendie Renard, Dzsenifer Marozsan and Delphine
Cascarino -- have made the cut.
The
selections were made by a jury composed of the club coaches who participated in
the competition and journalists chosen by the European Sports Media group.
Coaches were not allowed to vote for players from their own teams.
Jury members
have picked their top three players for each position, with the top pick
receiving five points, the second-place three and the third spot one. The
player with the most points in each category will be named the winner.
The awards
will be presented during the 2020-21 Champions League men’s group stage draw on
Oct. 1.
Goalkeeper
of the Season ✨
Keylor Navas
Jan Oblak.
Defender of the Season ✨
Alphonso
Davies
Joshua
Kimmich
Midfielder of the Season ✨
Thomas
Mueller
Kevin De
Bruyne
Forward of the Season ✨
Neymar
Mbappé
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